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Mike Mitchell Set to Direct Trolls Feature

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Comedy director Mike Mitchell And Emmy Award-winning writer Erica Rivinoja are set to bring DreamWorks Animation’s Trolls to the big screen with a release date of November 4, 2016.

Peter Ramsay to Executive Produce Tailchaser’s Song

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Animetropolis and IDA announce the production team and unveil a teaser poster for the animated feature film adaptation of Tad Williams' “Tailchaser’s Song.”

Aronofsky Launches Commercial Production House Chromista

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Academy Award-nominated director Darren Aronofsky launches commercial production house Chromista with partners Ted Robbins and Sandy Haddad.

Shapeshifter Provides Post for Arrested Development

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Shapeshifter provides comprehensive finishing services, including final conforming, final color correction and visual effects for new episodes of Netflix series Arrested Development.

Box Office: Fast 6 No. 1 with $300M

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Universal’s Fast & Furious 6 tops the Memorial Day box office, while Fox Animation and Blue Sky Studios’ Epic places fourth with a $42.6 million opening.

Super RTL and DreamWorks Enter Long-Term Partnership

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German kids channel Super RTL signs a multi-year deal with DreamWorks Animation that will see the animation studio supply the Cologne-based network with around 1,200 hours of programming through 2020.

iartists Celebrates One Year

International business development firm iartists celebrates its first anniversary, launching into its second year with two new clients and the addition of associate agent Sheima Hassanlou.

Cantina Taps Maxon for Iron Man 3

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Cantina Creative relies on Maxon's Cinema 4D software to generate more than 100 2D and 3D visual effects shots that appear throughout the blockbuster Disney/Marvel Studios superhero sequel Iron Man 3.

Method Studios Creates VFX for Dodge

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Method Studios teams up with MJZ and director Nicolai Fuglsig on a new spot for Chrysler’s Dodge brand.

BinWeevils Appoints Henwood as CEO

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BinWeevils, the digital social world for kids 6 to 12, appoints Rod Henwood as its new CEO.

Vertical Entertainment Buys Wizart’s Snow Queen

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Newly-launched distribution company Vertical Entertainment buys the U.S. rights to the Russian 3D animated feature from Wizart.

Mike Darnell Quits Fox TV

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Mike Darnell, President of Alternative Entertainment for Fox Broadcasting Company, announces that he will be departing the network at the end of June.

Mirada Teams with Cornelia Funke for MirrorWorld App

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New York Times bestselling author Cornelia Funke teams with Mirada Studios to create groundbreaking literary iPad App for MirrorWorld book series.

Ben & Holly Launch Magic School App

Ben and Holly’s Little Kingdom is set to cast its spell this summer, when brand new app Magic School launches on the app store courtesy of leading kid’s interactive publisher P2 Games.

Fuel Delivers VFX for Iron Man 3

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Fuel VFX contributes design-driven visual effects work for two sequences in the Marvel blockbuster Iron Man 3.

Method Studios Appoints Chris Webb as Chicago EP

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Visual effects house Method Studios announces the appointment of Chris Webb as Executive Producer of Method Chicago.

Süperfad NY Execs Join Gravity

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Visual effects, design and content company Gravity announces the formation of a new division, SCOUT, with the hire of three former Süperfad NY execs.

Trunk Animation Helps Land Rover USA Say ‘Thanks’

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Trunk Animation’s Alasdair + Jock help Land Rover USA to make a 'thank you’ film, celebrating their 1 million fans on Facebook.

RE:Vision Effects releases RE:Match for Nuke and Fusion

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RE:Vision Effects releases RE:Match for Nuke and Fusion, with automatic color matching for multicam and stereo shoots

Nexus Partners with Claire Jennings

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Nexus announces an exclusive animation feature partnership with producer Claire Jennings.